Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams

Mary Lou Williams (born Mary Elfrieda Scruggs; May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1910 (Atlanta), Died May 28, 1981 (Durham)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, arranger, composer, leader, songwriter, vocalist, celeste

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 156 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	61003	10-in.	4/7/1936	Give her a pint (and she'll tell it all)	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61023	10-in.	4/9/1936	Mary's special	Mary Lou Williams	instrumentalist, piano, celeste
Decca	61463	10-in.	12/9/1936	Fifty-Second Street	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61464	10-in.	12/9/1936	The lady who swings the band	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61465	10-in.	12/9/1936	What will I tell my heart?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61466	10-in.	12/9/1936	Dedicated to you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61598	10-in.	2/15/1937	Wednesday night hop	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61599	10-in.	2/15/1937	Skies are blue	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61950	10-in.	2/15/1937	Downstream	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	61951	10-in.	2/15/1937	In the groove	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62133	10-in.	4/17/1937	Worried over you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62134	10-in.	4/17/1937	Foolin' myself	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62135	10-in.	4/17/1937	I'm glad for your sake	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62136	10-in.	4/17/1937	I'll get along somehow	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62446	10-in.	7/26/1937	A mellow bit of rhythm	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	arranger, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62447	10-in.	7/26/1937	In my wildest dreams	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62448	10-in.	7/26/1937	Better luck next time	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62449	10-in.	7/26/1937	Satan takes a holiday	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62453	10-in.	7/27/1937	What's mine is yours	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62454	10-in.	7/27/1937	Why can't we do it again?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62455	10-in.	7/27/1937	The key to my heart	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62456	10-in.	7/27/1937	I want to be a gypsy	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62872	10-in.	12/13/1937	Lover come back to me	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62873	10-in.	12/13/1937	Poor butterfly	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	62874	10-in.	12/13/1937	The big dipper	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 51-75 of 156 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Williams, Mary Lou," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

Williams, Mary Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103504.

"Williams, Mary Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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